Pretty flowers

I have lost 10 lbs in the last two weeks! I am so excited. Though you can hardly tell it from the picture. I decided to take some pictures today, because my aunt Carla sent some pretty dresses for the girls. They look mega sweet. Gavin looks pretty good too. I also finally figured out how to change the paper on my Blog. I really like it.

We aren't planning any vacations right now, except our trip to Yellowstone in September. Gas is way expensive, as everyone who breathes knows. Traveling out of town will be a no-no for now.

My kids actually miss school. Gavin misses it the most. He has a teacher, named Miss Debbie, who changes her hair a lot. He keeps asking when he gets to see her again. It's kind of sad because he pouts when I tell him it will be a while.

Tim's work is going well. He works for a few hours a day, and is home usually by 1:45 pm. Then we get to spend lots of time with our family. He really seems to like his boss. He complains less than he did with his previous jobs.

I am working diligently to loose weight. I feed the kids right when I get up. I have a bowl of cereal. Then I spend the next hour on our elliptical trainer. I have been cheating a little, because I went to the movies (Prince Caspian (meow!)). I also drink a lot of water, and chew lots of mint gum. I brush my teeth all the time (Tim is tired of buying tooth paste).

We are doing really well right now, let us know how you are doing! Write to us at toenailtapper5@hotmail.com.

New Drug

I have discovered a new drug! I am audicted to my mother's day gift, an ipod! I cut twenty minutes off of my walking program, I get more chores done, and I've lost 5 lbs in a week from groovin' to the funky 50's-2008's. Lots of different music for me to dance, walk, and wash to! I should add that my loosing lbs has been frustrating until now. In the last 12 weeks I have not lost any weight. I have gained lots of mucle, but not lost weight. Kids are getting really big, and are ready for the end of school (the 13th for gavin, and the 22nd for Ashlee.

Fast Fun!

We have been having a sorts of fun on our motorcycle lately. We like to head up to the honda hills north of town just sfter lunch, that way we get to stay all afternoon. If the kids want to take a nap they can climb into the truck and lay down. For the most part they don't mind missing a nap. They play around on the little egg-rolling hills.
Tim is usually zooming around on the bike, stopping briefly to scoop up one of the little rug-rats to take them up big hills (which you'd think would be way hard, but its only hard comming down).
I 'm the one you see wandering around in between my short rides on the motorcycle that I can sit on all by myself (Tim says until I can shift that I'm not really riding it, but just siting and putt-putting like a moped). I have to say though that I'm doing pretty good so far I haven't ever fallen off or tipped the bike over.

One last note, Ashlee has recived a special award for placing in the 90th percentile in Iq for the state, and also for math and science.